Livonia Bar Association

Pleased to announce I have been elected as the Vice President and Treasurer of the Livonia Bar Association. One of the only city wide bar associations in Michigan. I look forward to moving the organization into the future and focusing on things that will help our membership and the community we serve. Visit www.livoniabar.org to find out more!

NEW You Tube video on the REAL ESTATE CRISIS IN MICHIGAN

Just finished with the production of three wonderful information videos now available on You Tube. The Link to the first one is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZsuiyEPOfE

This discusses the Real Estate Foreclosure / Market Crisis here in Michigan. Please watch and feel free to comment! Thanks, Tim.

New Video Tutorials Made for You Tube

Hi all- I just finished a series of videos for YouTube on Michigan law and my areas of practice. They are about what to do if you are ever in a car accident in Michigan, What to do if you are ever stopped by the police, how to choose a criminal defense lawyer, and the Foreclosure Crisis in Michigan.

They were filmed by my friend and 4 time Emmy award winning director Dave Toorongian. The editing should be done by the end of September 2009, and I will be posting the links here and on YouTube.

If you have any questions on any area of Michigan law, call me toll free at (866)770-7782, locally at (313)402-0853 or visit my website at www.kliszlaw.com. Thanks! Tim

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Foreclosure and Real Estate Crisis in Michigan

As a Real Estate attorney for my whole career, the latest mortgage/real estate crisis here in Michigan has been a real wake up call. I used to handle over 20 real estate transactions a year for my clients, both residential and commercial. This year it has been 3!

Like all of us in transition, I had to revise this area of my practice to focus on Landlord/Tenant law, Mortgage Company renegotiation / foreclosure help, and short sales.

This blog update will focus on these areas and give you some assistance in these hot areas.

For those people with real estate investment properties, the crisis has been magnified. There is no "flipping" properties in this market (buying houses and then reselling at a profit). Often clients will come to me in this situation. Of course, this is where the newly hot lease market comes into play. With no houses selling in Southeast Michigan, the one option is to lease. Finding tenants who may be downsizing or losing their primary residence is easier and with glorious free classified ad options such as www.craigslist.org, it doesn't take too much trouble to find tenants.

Of course, you are now a "involuntary landlord," with all the pitfalls that come along with that. Keeping good tenants, screening new tenants, getting rid of bad tenants are all part of the fun. But, its ultimately better than foreclosing on a house that cannot sell.

I will focus my next blog update on Short sales, deed in lieu of foreclosure, and other options if leasing is not for you.

In the mean time, feel free to contact me at www.kliszlaw.com or call me at (313)402-0853 for free real estate advice on any issue. Thanks for reading and don't forget to comment if you want more or different issues discussed on Michigan law.

Collection Case Update

Well, its over. I was able to collect the entire amount of the judgment due my client, thanks to the help of the court officers. They picked up a classic car, auctioned it off, and we got paid in full, plus costs and interest.

Not that this happens every time, but this was quite a success story for this particular client.

If you have a collection case in SE Michigan, contact me at www.kliszlaw.com or call me locally at (313)402-0853 or toll free at (866)770-7782. Thanks for reading! Tim.